Conclusions
Automated Indexing
- AltaVista approach
- Comprehensive
- Junk indexed
- Too may hits
Manual Indexing
- Subject Gateway approach
- Quality
- Value-added services
- Incomplete
- Expensive
A Third Way
- Combination of automated and manual approaches
- Involvement from SBIG, author and end user
- Exciting possibilities
- Uncertainty of timescales and success
- Coordination required - political issues (ownership of metadata, selling ads, etc.)